Mini Baker Street, Bayswater, and Highgate Special Editions to Make U.S. Debut [New York Auto Show]

April 3, 2012

Mini is bringing three new special-edition cars to the New York auto show: the Mini Baker Street and Bayswater hardtops, and the Highgate convertible. The English brand says the cars are supposed to spread London style across the world in advance of that city hosting the 2012 Summer Olympics. Mini Cooper Baker Street The Baker [...]

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Red Bull still seeking wing clarification

April 2, 2012

April 2nd, 2012 Red Bull Racing is still pushing the FIA for further clarification about the legality of the DRS system on the Mercedes-Benz, as it continues to question whether the concept complies with the regulations. Although motor racing?s governing body has twice ruled that the DRS-activated F-duct ? which helps stalls the front and [...]

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Drivers split over Bristol changes

April 1, 2012

March 31st, 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers have expressed mixed views over planned changes at Bristol Motor Speedway, some suggesting it is minimal tyre degradation that has led to dull racing in recent events at the half-mile track. Bristol owner Bruton Smith has said the track is set to undergo changes before NASCAR returns [...]

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2012 NSCS Goody?s Fast Relief 500 Final Practice Session Speeds

March 31, 2012

@import url(http://www.catchfence.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-table/wp-table.css); Jeff Gordon high fives fans – Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAROnce again, it was Jeff Gordon, with a lap speed of 97.028 mph, on top of the speed charts at the end of the final NSCS Goody’s Fast Relief 500 practice session at Martinsville Speedway. Kurt Busch, with a lap speed [...]

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Two Legs Up

March 30, 2012

by David Phillips on March 30th, 2012 By any measure, Rubens Barrichello had a rough introduction to the IZOD IndyCar Series at St. Petersburg.  As if making his IndyCar debut on an unfamiliar street circuit wasn?t challenge enough, the Formula One veteran played catch-up most of the weekend after his Dallara-Chevrolet was sidelined by mechanical [...]

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Deuces Wild: Rain drowns efforts in Cali

March 29, 2012

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2012/03/deuces-wild-rain-drowns-efforts-in-cali.html Kasey Kenneth Kahne Kerry Dale Earnhardt Zaxby s Chevrolet

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New Mopar Off-Road Parts Launching with Jeep Wrangler V-8 Conversion Kits and Portal Axles

March 28, 2012

When Jeep unveiled the six concepts it’s bringing to the 2012 Moab Easter Jeep Safari earlier today, it also announced that Chrysler?s Mopar parts division is gaining a new off-road unit to produce Jeep-specific parts. You may be asking, “but hasn?t Mopar been selling Jeep parts for years?” Yes it has, but the new division, [...]

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Granny Grump: Fontana, Wide Smilin?, Smoke, Jimmie, Chad And Other Stuff

March 27, 2012

Granny Grump Hello loyal readers and other folks. Well another race on the Nationwide and Cup Series schedules is over with and out of the way. The trucks were still off this past weekend. I?ll sure be glad when they?re back to racin?. Yessirree I will be. That?s excitin? racin? right there and with more [...]

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CUP: Stewart Wins Rain-Shortened Fontana Race

March 26, 2012

The weather is Tony Stewart?s newest partner in his continuing domination of the Sprint Cup Series. Stewart held the lead with 71 laps remaining Sunday as rain forced an early end to the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway. Since the race had reached the halfway point (100 laps), Stewart was declared the winner. [...]

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SX: No Stopping Villopoto In Toronto

March 25, 2012

SX: No Stopping Villopoto In Toronto Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto proved unstoppable once again in Toronto, powering to Saturday night’s Monster Energy Supercross win. Even when the likes of Chad Reed, James Stewart, and Ryan Dungey were fully healthy and fighting for the championship lead, there were evenings this Monster Energy Supercross season that [...]

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